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Week 7: Technicians, Labs and more statistics

Posted on September 23, 2014 by njh54

I’ve been continuing work on the manuscript and the descriptive statistics while we await the full analysis from the statistician. Tuesday I spent the day with the technicians at K&C Hospital. As someone who is isn’t very good with technology … Continue reading →

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Weeks 5&6:

Posted on September 16, 2014 by njh54

12/09/14 Monday morning I joined Dr Doulton on his ward round, lasting around 3 hours. I feel like it put the whole picture together for me. From my day in the lab, to the clinic session that I sat in … Continue reading →

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Weeks 3 & 4: Clinics, meetings & spreadsheets.

Posted on September 1, 2014 by njh54

So picking up from the last blog, Wednesday morning I went to K&C hospital for the Advanced Kidney Care Clinic and the X-ray meeting. First off was the meeting. Apart from seeing some X-rays I wasn’t really sure what to … Continue reading →

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Week 2: Lab observations and Data handling

Posted on August 18, 2014 by njh54

Lab observations: Not a ‘must-do’ part of the placement, but for me it was exactly this! As someone hoping to go onto lab work I couldn’t wait to gain some experience and snapped up the opportunity straight away! I spent … Continue reading →

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So, it’s week 1 of my project!

Posted on August 11, 2014 by njh54

I had a brief introduction day last week to get me accustomed to the site and the staff (most of whose names I promptly forgot…sorry!) which was a lot to take in, but definitely got me excited to get started. … Continue reading →

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